Greenhouse Growers' School

2024 Winter Greenhouse Growers School

January 18, 2024, 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Albany County

24 Martin Road, Voorheesville NY 12186

This event is in-person but the speakers in the morning session will present virtually.

The cost to attend this event is $65 per person for residents of the four counties of the Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program (Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Washington counties), and $80 per person for residents of all other areas. $10 discount for members of New York State Flower Industries. Lunch is included.

If you need assistance with registration, please call 518-765-3518 or email cce-caahp@cornell.edu. 

For program questions, contact: Jingjing Yin, jy578@cornell.edu or 518-429-8608.

                                                                         AGENDA

8:30 AM          Registration and sign in for NYS DEC credits

9:00 AM           Saving Your Crops When the Weather Doesn’t Cooperate*

                        Speaker: George Grant, Technical Service Manager, Griffin Greenhouse Supplies

10:00 AM         Tough to Tackle: Phytophthora, Fusarium & Bacteria in the Greenhouse*

                        Speaker: Dr. Margery Daughtrey, Senior Extension Associate, Section of Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology, Cornell University

11:00 AM         BREAK

11:15 AM         Brief Overview of NYSFI & Membership

                        Speaker: NYSFI Representative

11:30 AM         Updates from NYS Ag & Markets*

Speaker: Margaret Kelly, Assistant Director, Division of Plant Industry, NYS Agriculture and Markets

12:00 PM        Fertilizer Management to Reduce Use of Pesticides and PGRs

                        Speaker: Dr. Neil Mattson, Professor, Horticulture Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University

12:30 PM        LUNCH

1:00 PM          Pesticide Compatibility**

Speaker: Michael Helms, Pesticide Safety Education Program Leader, Cornell University

2:00 PM          Internet Marketing

Speaker: Steve Hadcock, Agriculture Entrepreneurship and Market Development Educator, Team Leader of Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture Program, Cornell Cooperative Extension

3:00 PM          Worker Protection Standard and DEC Updates**

Speaker: Sarah Whelen, Pesticide Control Specialist 2, Division of Materials Management, New York Sate Department of Environmental Conservation                    

*NYSDEC pesticide application credits will be provided for the following Categories: 10, 1a, 3a, 24, 15

**NYSDEC pesticide application credits will be provided for core credits.